QID 91845

Date Published: 2021-12-15

QID 91845: Microsoft Windows Codecs Library HEVC Video And Web Media Extensions Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability for December 2021

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Codecs Library handles objects in memory.

Affected Product:
"HEVC from Device Manufacturer" media codec before version 1.0.42702.0
"WEB from Device Manufacturer" media codec before version 1.0.42192.0

QID detection Logic:
The gets the version of HEVCVideoExtension and WebMediaExtensions by querying wmi class Win32_InstalledStoreProgram.

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability can compromise confidentiality, integrity and availability of the system

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Users are advised to check CVE-2021-41360 CVE-2021-40452 CVE-2021-40453 and CVE-2021-43214 for more information.

Vendor References

CVE-2021-40452 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40452
CVE-2021-40453 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40453
CVE-2021-41360 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41360
CVE-2021-43214 - msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43214

CVEs related to QID 91845

CVE-2021-40452 | CVE-2021-40453 | CVE-2021-41360 | CVE-2021-43214 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2021-40452			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40452
CVE-2021-40453			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40453
CVE-2021-41360			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-41360
CVE-2021-43214			msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-43214

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